``I don`t know if they played hard, or we played poorly,`` Facteau said. ``We did what we needed to do to win.``

Facteau said Ely (2-0) might have been flat because it had an open date last week and its starting running backs, Dou Innocent and Henri Crockett, were saddled with the flu. ``Dou was as sick as a dog before the game,`` Facteau said.

On their first possession, the Tigers marched 91 yards on 12 plays, with Crockett scoring from the 3 with 1:14 left in the first quarter to put Ely up 6-0.

On Taravella`s ensuing possession, Ely linebacker Chris McThay blocked Keith Cordesman`s punt and Donlevi Walker recovered at the Taravella 15. Three plays later, Crockett scored on a 4-yard run and Kevin Sevier`s extra point made it 13-0, 8:51 before halftime.

From that point, Ely had drives stall at the Taravella 37, 23 and 19, with fourth-down runs failing each time to pick up a first down.

``We`re still learning to play with each other,`` Facteau said.

Taravella mounted a late drive, traveling 70 yards to the Ely 10. But Andrei Cole-Palmer was penalized for hurdling over a tackler on a 10-yard run and Taravella was penalized 15 yards for a personal foul. Hurdling is illegal for safety reasons.

The penalty caused the drive to fizzle and Taravella gave up the ball on downs with 4:51 left.

But Taravella got the ball back on the next play at the Ely 15 when James D`Amico recovered a Kantroy Walker fumble. But, quarterback Cordesman fumbled away the ball two plays later to squelch any Taravella upset hopes.

During the scramble for Cordesman`s fumble, Taravella tailback Chuck Thomas was momentarily knocked unconscious. He was taken from the field on a stretcher.

DEERFIELD BEACH -- Deerfield Beach scored on its first three possessions and cruised to a 25-0 victory over visiting Douglas in a District 14-4A game.

The Bucks earned their first victory under new head coach Kevin Sullivan.

It was the third straight loss for Douglas, a new school in Parkland with juniors as the lead class.

Marc Renaud, a 5-foot-10, 170-pound sophomore, led the Bucks with three touchdowns, on runs of 4 and 2 yards in the first quarter and 16 yards in the fourth. Overall, he gained 145 yards on 20 carries (7.3 per carry).

``It was a good win, my first here,`` said Sullivan, who had been an assistant for three years through 1988 before moving to Central Florida, ``especially after the way we got pounded two weeks ago by (nationally ranked) Dillard (51-7).``

``The kids took some heat in school... they were even booed during the pep rally in school earlier today.

``I just think we had too much speed for Douglas tonight, especially since they had to use a lot of players both ways. But they`re going to be all right by next year.``

Douglas` best offensive efforts came on passing plays late in each half. Quarterback Mark Leiter completed three passes for 52 yards to move the ball to Deerfield`s 28, but was intercepted on fourth down with 28 seconds remaining in the second quarter. Another interception ended the Eagles` only other threat, on second down at the Bucks` 25 with 14 seconds to play.

The latter was returned 95 yards for a touchdown by sophomore Travis Campbell, only to be wiped out by a clipping penalty. It was one of two Deerfield TDs which were nullified.

When Douglas couldn`t move after recovering its onsides kick at the start of the game, Deerfield capitalized on a fumbled snap on a fourth-down punt attempt to set up its first touchdown.

The Bucks drove 43 yards in nine plays for Renaud`s first touchdown. On their next possession after a Douglas punt, Renaud scored again for the Bucks to cap a five-play, 37-yard drive.

Linell Feagin went 30 yards off right tackle for the third score.

-- LARRY BUSH

MCBRIDE, REICH POWER PINE CREST IN 41-0 WIN

PLANTATION -- Chavez McBride and David Reich each scored two touchdowns to lead Pine Crest over American Heritage 41-0. McBride added a two-point conversion, and led all rushers with 123 yards on 23 carries.

Tucker Perry (three carries, 60 yards), David Reich (10-60) opened the scoring for Pine Crest (2-0) on a game-opening, 41-yard run, and Dean Lagala added a 33-yard punt return. McBride scored on runs of 28 and 7 yards, and Reich scored from 1 and 7.